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City of Kingman issues burn ban

The Mohave County Board of Supervisors has issued Stage 2 fire restrictions within the entire county. Based on this direction, the City of Kingman is instituting a fire burn ban effective immediately. The ban includes the prohibition of the sale of consumer fireworks as addressed in House Bill 1158. The ban also resends any open burn permits issued by the city of Kingman within the last 30 days. No burn permit applications will be accepted until further notice.

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Guidelines governing motor vehicle access to State Trust land clarified by Arizona Game and Fish, State Land departments

PHOENIX – Recognizing the importance of providing clear and consistent guidance on balancing lawful sportsmen’s access to hunt, fish and trap while meeting the needs of grazing lessees on millions of state-owned acres as they manage their State Land leases, businesses and protect their investments on the land, the Arizona Game and Fish Department (AZGFD) and Arizona State Land Department (ASLD) today announced completion of a protocol that clarifies standards under which motor vehicles may properly access State Trust land. Highlighting the need for close cooperation by the two agencies is the fact that the State Land Commissioner and the Arizona…

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Life jacket exchange events set for Saturday, July 27

PHOENIX — The Arizona Game and Fish Department will hold multiple life jacket exchange events at area lakes Saturday, July 27 and Aug. 3. Now in its 11th year, the Life Jacket Exchange program allows people with an old, worn out life jacket to swap it for a new one (while supplies last). Last year, the department’s Boating Safety Education program exchanged 1,520 of the life-saving jackets.  “Wearing a life jacket is the easiest thing someone can do to protect themselves against drowning, but it only works if they’re still in good operating condition,” said Josh Hoffman, AZGFD’s boating safety…

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Mohave County Flood Control truth in taxation information

MOHAVE COUNTY – Mohave County Flood Control District has prepared its truth in taxation information for the fiscal year 2019-2020 budget in compliance with Arizona Revised Statutes § 48-254. According to the 2019 levy limit referenced by the Arizona Department of Revenue Property Tax Oversight Commission (PTOC), Mohave County Flood Control’s truth in taxation rate is $0.4832.  Mohave County Flood Control District is proposing a rate of $0.5000 which is $0.0168 higher than the truth in taxation rate.  It is proposed to levy $8,476,893 in fiscal year 2019-2020 which is an increase of $279,700 or 3% above the PTOC truth…

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Mohave County Library District truth in taxation information

MOHAVE COUNTY – Mohave County Free Library District has prepared its truth in taxation information for the fiscal year 2019-2020 budget in compliance with Arizona Revised Statutes § 48-254. According to the 2019 levy limit referenced by the Arizona Department of Revenue Property Tax Oversight Commission (PTOC), Mohave County Free Library’s truth in taxation rate is $0.2632.  Mohave County Free Library District is proposing a rate of $0.2716 which is $0.0084 higher than the truth in taxation rate.  It is proposed to levy $5,182,675 in fiscal year 2019-2020 which is an increase of $157,015 or 3% above the PTOC truth…

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Mohave County truth in taxation information

MOHAVE COUNTY – Mohave County has prepared its truth in taxation information for the fiscal year 2019-2020 budget in compliance with Arizona Revised Statutes § 42-17107. According to the 2019 levy limit referenced by the Arizona Department of Revenue Property Tax Oversight Commission (PTOC), Mohave County’s maximum allowable primary property tax rate is $2.4666 and the truth in taxation rate is $1.9084. The County is proposing a rate of $1.9496 which is $0.0412 higher than the truth in taxation rate and $0.5170 less than the maximum allowable rate. The proposed levy for fiscal year 2019-2020 is $37,202,296 which is an increase of…

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